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Two Carlsbad men accused of burglaries in Whites City and southern Carlsbad were arrested Tuesday and charged with multiple felonies.

The pair, a 19-year-old and a 16-year-old boy, were charged with aggravated burglary, larceny and tampering with evidence.

They were arrested by deputies with the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office.

Treyton Gregory Eager, 19, and the juvenile were charged with eight felonies, said Lt. Matt Hutchinson, Eddy County Sheriff’s spokesperson.

The name of the juvenile was not released.

Hutchinson said deputies responded to a commercial burglary alarm around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at a business in Whites City.

“Deputies arrived on scene and noticed there’s forced entry in the business and noticed some items had been taken,” Hutchinson said.

He said some knives were stolen.

Treyton Gregory Eager(Photo: Eddy County Detention Center)

Nearly two hours later, deputies were dispatched to a residential burglary at 8302 Molinar Road near the Cavern City Air Terminal.

Hutchinson said surveillance video from both scenes indicated two individuals in a Ford F-250 pickup gained access and removed some items.

Hutchinson said the thieves stole multiple household items from the home.

“As we’re going through the video surveillance we start noticing the same vehicle description and the same individual description and we come to the conclusion it’s the same individuals doing this,” he said.

Hutchinson said no motive was established for the burglaries.

“I think in any burglary what it is that people need money or they have some sort of addiction that they need to get money for whatever it is,” he said.

Eager made his first appearance Wednesday before Eddy County Magistrate Judge D’Ann Read, per court records.

Eager’s preliminary examination was scheduled March 13 before Eddy County Magistrate Judge Kelly Calicoat, according to court records.

Eager was released from the Eddy County Detention Center Wednesday night on a $25,000 unsecured bond said Warden Billy Massingill.